Drones produce a specific pheromone that can help distinguish them from worker bees and queen bees. Here’s how it works.
Category: Bee Behavior
Bee behavior is a fascinating topic and new studies are done to expand our knowledge of the animal kingdom every day. Honeybees have a variety of impressive behaviors that make them an ideal subject to study – plus, this allows us to share some of our videos of these crazy behaviors.
Brood Recognition Pheromone
Brood recognition pheromone plays a large part in the health of a honey bee colony.
Bee Behavior – Cleansing Flights
Bees go on cleansing flights for the same reason we had outhouses and designed indoor plumbing – so they aren’t living in pile of their own, literal, filth.
Bee Biology – Stinger
Interesting facts and photos of bee stingers.
Flight School – Orientation Flights
Flight school and orientation flights can often be confused with swarming. Learn about this behavior and how to recognize it.